In a world where the traditional boundaries of work are being redrawn, the interplay between work and personal satisfaction, a sense of purpose, and meaning is rapidly evolving. This week on Hardly Working, Brent sits down with John Tamny, editor of RealC

Contemporary differences between rural and urban areas in America have their roots in long-term demographic, economic, technological, and social factors. Brent and the Brookings Institutions Tony Pipa are hosting conversations On the Front Porch with a

As technology marches on, what kind of world are we moving towards? According to AEI senior fellow Jim Pethokoukis, its an abundant and prosperous one, at least potentially. So long as we play our cards rightand embrace what he calls an UpWing technol

In a world of specialists, generalists sometimes seem like people without a country. That may be changing. In an age of specializedand increasingly powerful AI tools, going broad rather than narrow may increasingly be valuable. Today on Hardly Working,

Divides between rural and urban America have their roots in longstanding demographic, economic, technological, and social factors. In a new event series, AEIs Brent Orrell and the Brookings Institutions Tony Pipa are hosting a series of conversations O

In recent years, confidence in higher education has plummeted. This decline has prompted a vigorous debate on the role of all types of post-secondary education. In their recent book America’s Hidden Economic Engines: How Community Colleges

As artificial intelligence (AI) bounds ahead, many are rightfully concerned about the risks and ethical issues it raises. Perhaps some of the most practical of these is the potential that AI will be biased against minority populations because of deficienc

Many urban Americans have come to believe that theres a growing chasm separating urban and rural America. While urban America bounds ahead, rural America, many assume, is being left behind, struggling with material and spiritual impoverishment, and cultu

Regrettably, the debate about post-secondary education has devolved into just another culture war issue with one camp saying everyone go to college and another saying skip college learn a trade. Today, Brent sits down with Ben Wildavsky, a visiti

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at breakneck speed. Michael Chui, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), leads research on how this technology is reshaping business, the economy, and society more broadly. According to MGI, the next wa